NR 2001- 81 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: For Information (202) 874-5770 For Copies (202) 874-5043 September 13, 2001 OCC ANNOUNCES 19 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND 5 TERMINATIONS WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 19 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and 5 terminations of existing enforcement actions. A list of enforcement actions previously disclosed and copies of the actual documents are available from the OCC?s Communications Division by writing to: Comptroller of the Currency, Public Information Room (1-5), Washington, DC 20219. Requests made by facsimile transmission should be sent to (202) 874-4448. Please include the identifying enforcement action number when placing an order. Enforcement actions are also listed monthly in OCC Interpretations and Actions. Subscriptions to that publication are available from the OCC's Communications Division. The OCC also maintains a searchable database of all public enforcement actions taken since August 1989 on its Internet Web site located at http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce/enforce.htm. FORMAL AGREEMENTS, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date Florida 2001- 56 First National Bank of Florida, Milton 08/29/01 Michigan 2001- 57 First National Bank of America, East Lansing 08/13/01 Washington 2001- 58 State National Bank of Garfield, Garfield 07/17/01 AMENDED FORMAL AGREEMENTS, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date Oklahoma 2001- 59 The First National Bank & Trust Company, Nowata 05/17/01 REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT No. Bank, City Date California 2001- 60 Leilani Blueford, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco 07/19/01 2001- 61 Marcelino D. Garza, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco 08/20/01 Pennsylvania 2001- 62 Tyrone Newborn, Jr., CoreStates Bank, N.A. Philadelphia 07/19/01 Texas 2001- 63 Jack Markman, Texas Premier Bank, N.A., Brookshire 07/26/01 CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date Pennsylvania 2001- 64 Dennis C. Beck, Portage National Bank, Portage 08/14/01 2001- 65 JoAnne Brinzey, Portage National Bank, Portage 07/31/01 2001- 66 Martin P. Finklestine, Portage National Bank, Portage 07/31/01 2001- 67 Larry P. Fronheiser, Portage National Bank, Portage 08/14/01 2001- 68 Lawrence T. Giannone, Portage National Bank, Portage 07/31/01 2001- 69 Dennis M. McGlynn, Portage National Bank, Portage 07/26/01 2001- 70 Randolph P. Stager, Portage National Bank, Portage 08/14/01 Texas 2001- 63 Jack Markman, Texas Premier Bank, N.A., Brookshire 07/26/01 CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date Texas 2001- 71 Mauriceville National Bank, Mauriceville 08/22/01 PERSONAL CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date Texas 2001- 63 Jack Markman, Texas Premier Bank, N.A., Brookshire 07/26/01 PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION DIRECTIVE No. Bank/City Date Arkansas 2001- 72 Sinclair National Bank, Gravette 08/08/01 TERMINATIONS OF EXISTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS No. Bank, City, Old EA# Date Colorado 2001- 73 FORMAL AGREEMENT, Palisades National Bank, Palisades (EA #2001-20) 08/23/01 Florida 2001- 74 FORMAL AGREEMENT, Enterprise National Bank of Palm Beach, North Palm Beach (EA #99-47) 08/29/01 Georgia 98- 94 FORMAL AGREEMENT, Fidelity National Bank, Norcross (EA #96-69) 12/01/98 Kansas 2001- 75 FORMAL AGREEMENT, Heartland Bank, National Association, Jewell (EA #2000-85) 08/22/01 Texas 2001- 76 CEASE AND DESIST, First National Bank of Bellaire, Bellaire (EA #94-251) 08/15/01 # # # The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,200 national banks and 56 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States, accounting for 55 percent of the nation's banking assets. Its mission is to ensure a safe, sound and competitive national banking system that supports the citizens, communities and economy of the United States.